# 1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The 1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 70th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 13, 1999, at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, the home of the Boston Red Sox of the American League.
Fenway Park was chosen as host because the owners at the time were planning to build a New Fenway Park in a few years but were unable to get the project off the ground in time for the game. The closing of Tiger Stadium in Detroit, Michigan, along with the move of the Milwaukee Brewers to the National League and the delay in the construction of Miller Park also played a role in the Red Sox being awarded the game.
The pre-game ceremonies featured introductions of nominees for the All-Century Team, including longtime Red Sox outfielder Ted Williams.
In two innings, AL starting pitcher Pedro Martínez struck out the first four batters of the National League, becoming the first pitcher in history to begin the All-Star Game striking out the side. In all he struck out five of the six batters he faced, earning him Game MVP honors, becoming the second player in All-Star Game history to be named MVP as a member of the host team. The game resulted in a win for the American League by the final score of 4-1. Starting with the 1999 All-Star Game, the games would always be held either on the 2nd or 3rd Tuesday of July, from 1999 to 2017, it was held between July 9 and July 16, and on July 17 in 2018.

## Rosters

Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

### National League

Elected starters :
| Position | Player | Team | All-Star Games |
| C | Mike Piazza | Mets | 7 |
| 1B | Mark McGwire | Cardinals | 11 |
| 2B | Jay Bell | Diamondbacks | 2 |
| 3B | Matt Williams | Diamondbacks | 5 |
| SS | Barry Larkin | Reds | 10 |
| OF | Tony Gwynn | Padres | 15 |
| OF | Sammy Sosa | Cubs | 3 |
| OF | Larry Walker | Rockies | 4 |
| DH | Jeff Bagwell | Astros | 4 |
Pitchers :
| Position | Player | Team | All-Star Games |
| P | Andy Ashby | Padres | 2 |
| P | Kent Bottenfield | Cardinals | 1 |
| P | Paul Byrd | Phillies | 1 |
| P | Mike Hampton | Astros | 1 |
| P | Trevor Hoffman | Padres | 2 |
| P | Randy Johnson | Diamondbacks | 6 |
| P | José Lima | Astros | 1 |
| P | Kevin Millwood | Braves | 1 |
| P | Robb Nen | Giants | 2 |
| P | Curt Schilling | Phillies | 3 |
| P | Billy Wagner | Astros | 1 |
| P | Scott Williamson | Reds | 1 |
Reserves :
| Position | Player | Team | All-Star Games |
| C | Mike Lieberthal | Phillies | 1 |
| C | Dave Nilsson | Brewers | 1 |
| 1B | Sean Casey | Reds | 1 |
| 2B | Jeff Kent | Giants | 1 |
| SS | Álex González | Marlins | 1 |
| 3B | Ed Sprague | Pirates | 1 |
| OF | Jeromy Burnitz | Brewers | 1 |
| OF | Luis Gonzalez | Diamondbacks | 1 |
| OF | Vladimir Guerrero | Expos | 1 |
| OF | Brian Jordan | Braves | 1 |
| OF | Gary Sheffield | Dodgers | 5 |

### American League

Elected starters :
| Position | Player | Team | All-Star Games |
| C | Iván Rodríguez | Rangers | 8 |
| 1B | Jim Thome | Indians | 3 |
| 2B | Roberto Alomar | Indians | 10 |
| 3B | Cal Ripken Jr. | Orioles | 17 |
| SS | Nomar Garciaparra | Red Sox | 2 |
| OF | Ken Griffey Jr. | Mariners | 10 |
| OF | Kenny Lofton | Indians | 6 |
| OF | Manny Ramírez | Indians | 3 |
| DH | Jose Canseco | Devil Rays | 6 |
Pitchers :
| Position | Player | Team | All-Star Games |
| P | David Cone | Yankees | 5 |
| P | Roberto Hernández | Devil Rays | 2 |
| P | Pedro Martínez | Red Sox | 4 |
| P | Mike Mussina | Orioles | 5 |
| P | Charles Nagy | Indians | 3 |
| P | Troy Percival | Angels | 3 |
| P | Mariano Rivera | Yankees | 2 |
| P | José Rosado | Royals | 2 |
| P | John Wetteland | Rangers | 3 |
| P | Jeff Zimmerman | Rangers | 1 |
Reserves :
| Position | Player | Team | All-Star Games |
| C | Brad Ausmus | Tigers | 1 |
| 1B | Ron Coomer | Twins | 1 |
| 2B | José Offerman | Red Sox | 2 |
| 3B | Tony Fernández | Blue Jays | 5 |
| SS | Derek Jeter | Yankees | 2 |
| SS | Omar Vizquel | Indians | 2 |
| OF | Shawn Green | Blue Jays | 1 |
| OF | Magglio Ordóñez | White Sox | 1 |
| OF | B.J. Surhoff | Orioles | 1 |
| OF | Bernie Williams | Yankees | 3 |
| DH | Harold Baines | Orioles | 6 |
| DH | John Jaha | Athletics | 1 |
| DH | Rafael Palmeiro | Rangers | 4 |

## Game
### Umpires

| Home Plate | Jim Evans (AL) |
| First Base | Terry Tata (NL) |
| Second Base | Dale Ford (AL) |
| Third Base | Ángel Hernández (NL) |
| Left Field | Mark Johnson (AL) |
| Right Field | Larry Vanover (NL) |
This was the last All-Star Game with umpires from separate leagues. In 2000, Major League Baseball unified the umpiring staffs under its control. Five of the umpires in this game (Evans, Tata, Ford, Johnson, and Vanover) lost their jobs less than two months later as part of the 1999 Major League Umpires Association mass resignation. However, through an arbitration process, Vanover was rehired before the 2002 season.

### Starting lineups

| National League | National League | National League | National League | American League | American League | American League | American League |
| Order | Player | Team | Position | Order | Player | Team | Position |
| 1 | Barry Larkin | Reds | SS | 1 | Kenny Lofton | Indians | LF |
| 2 | Larry Walker | Rockies | RF | 2 | Nomar Garciaparra | Red Sox | SS |
| 3 | Sammy Sosa | Cubs | CF | 3 | Ken Griffey Jr. | Mariners | CF |
| 4 | Mark McGwire | Cardinals | 1B | 4 | Manny Ramírez | Indians | RF |
| 5 | Matt Williams | Diamondbacks | 3B | 5 | Jim Thome | Indians | 1B |
| 6 | Jeff Bagwell | Astros | DH | 6 | Cal Ripken Jr. | Orioles | 3B |
| 7 | Mike Piazza | Mets | C | 7 | Rafael Palmeiro | Rangers | DH |
| 8 | Jeromy Burnitz | Brewers | LF | 8 | Iván Rodríguez | Rangers | C |
| 9 | Jay Bell | Diamondbacks | 2B | 9 | Roberto Alomar | Indians | 2B |
| | Curt Schilling | Phillies | P | | Pedro Martínez | Red Sox | P |

### Game summary

Tuesday, July 13, 1999 8:30 pm (ET) at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| National League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| American League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| WP: Pedro Martínez (1-0) LP: Curt Schilling (0-1) Sv: John Wetteland (1) |||||||||||||

## Home Run Derby

Fenway Park, Boston—N.L. 39, A.L. 23 :
| Player | Team | Home Runs |
| American League |||
| Ken Griffey Jr. | Seattle | 16 |
| Nomar Garciaparra | Boston | 2 |
| B. J. Surhoff | Baltimore | 2 |
| Shawn Green | Toronto | 2 |
| John Jaha | Oakland | 1 |
| National League |||
| Jeromy Burnitz | Milwaukee | 14 |
| Mark McGwire | St. Louis | 16 * |
| Jeff Bagwell | Houston | 6 |
| Larry Walker | Colorado | 2 |
| Sammy Sosa | Chicago | 1 |
* - eliminated in second round after hitting 13 HRs in the first round.